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Monday, May 13, 2013

Essie Sleek Sticks Oh My Gold! Review - Digit-al Dozen Bling Week

PR sample

Hey friends :)
Oh boy, this review is SO late it's shameful. No really. Embarrassing. But here's the thing..it's for nail wraps. So....I was afraid. The reason they took so long to review is two fold, number one was I was legitimately trying to clear a block of time that I wouldn't have to swatch so I could review the longevity of how long these would hold up. And the other reason, well...I was afraid that they would be a disaster on my nails like the last time I tried (Jamberry) wraps.
This week begins my Digit-al Dozen challenge week for the month of May and our theme is "BLING". It dawned on me that these absolutely fit the theme, so finally I sat down and applied my Essie Sleek Sticks!
Here's how to find out more info and see all the styles: Essie.com Shop wherever Essie products are sold, $10.25 MSRP. These "pre-cured UV appliqués mimic the feel of a handcrafted nail art and last up to 10 days."

Keep reading for my experience with them.

Each set comes with 18 appliques, a small plastic cuticle stick and a file/buffer. Instructions too of course.

The instructions and procedure were really quite simple and easy enough to accomplish!

I have quite a curve on my Index finger, which is where I had some troubles. You can see it buckles and doesn't lay flat in a few spots. I really tried to get it to lay flat, but it just couldn't handle it. There are one or two smaller spots like that on the other nails too. Which initially made me think these wraps weren't for me and my nails just aren't cut out for wraps.

But you know what? These looked totally hot!!! And I'm certain NO ONE would be able to see the imperfect spots. If I could deal with the slightly rough feeling of the bumpy spots, these are really awesome for an event, for those nail art styles you just can't manage with your own painting skills (or lack of skills :P)

This particular style is on a clear background, so you could totally layer it over a color of your choice to customize it. They also say you can top coat over this, which I did not. I will try top coating next time I try these, and I certainly will try these again. These were a PR sample for review, but I would surely buy a set, because, like I said..they didn't fit flawlessly, but good enough that I'd wear again!

Despite the little imperfections, I really loved these on my nails and they stayed on no problem for 3 days. They probably would have stayed on longer but I had to get to the next swatches..

Have you tried Essie sleek Sticks yet? Did they work for you? If not, do you think you will try them?

Be well and don't forget to have a look at the other talented ladies for Day 1 of Bling Week!
~Victoria

I have the sticks and stones wraps and tried a regular top coat on it and it bubbled. I read a comment on reddit about this nail wraps and how she used seche vite on it and I wondered if that was why it bubbled but I used Rock topcoat (not quick dry) and it bubbled just the same. Save your money and don't use a top coat. :(